Leinster defeated the Vodacom Bulls in a thrilling rugby match. Leinster's dominant performance was highlighted by tries from Jack Conan and a statement win over the Bulls. The Bulls put up a good fight in the first half but struggled in the second half. The match saw a fantastic try from the Bulls and a strong performance from Leinster ahead of the Champions Cup. The game ended with a resounding victory for Leinster.
๐ฃ๏ธ "No-one in the Leinster camp will be getting carried away, they certainly made an emphatic statement in their top-of-the-table clash with the Bulls." ๐ #URC round-up including the best game, star player and more. โ๏ธ @simonrug https://t.co/HqlhRsaB57
๐น The RFU have responded after Irne Herbst came on three minutes earlier than he shouldโve yesterday. - We apologise for the error - The result of the match remains final Looks like thatโs all weโll get. Donโt think Bath fans will find much solace in that. #GallagherPrem
Marcus Smith inspires as Harlequins win 76-point thriller against Bath โ๏ธ @Hathers46allout #TelegraphRugby
๐ด Jack Crowley steers Munster past Cardiff. #MUNvCAR โ๏ธ Kyle Rowe hat-trick in Glasgow procession. #SCAvGLA โ๏ธ Read the match reports from the late #URC fixtures. ๐ https://t.co/ApPzVhu1y1
๐ด JACK CROWLEY HELPS MUNSTER EDGE CARDIFF. #URC #MUNvCAR https://t.co/EsTy0BIDvl
So close for Cardiff there. Went through 25 phases, looking after the ball so well, but then just lost it going for the line. Such a big moment. Munster lead 17-12 with seven minutes to go at Thomond Park.
โฑ๏ธ Half-time in the #URC: ๐ด Munster 3-0 Cardiff ๐ต #MUNvCAR ๐ด Scarlets 3-14 Glasgow โ๏ธ #SCAvGLA ๐ข Follow the two late games, live. ๐ https://t.co/94dPHkZwFL https://t.co/5owHPxR08m
H-T: Munster 3, Cardiff 0. Loads of action, but just the three points so far, via the boot of Ireland fly-half Jack Crowley. An outstanding 40 minutes from openside Ellis Jenkins who has been into everything, with Cardiff competing so hard at the breakdown.
โ๏ธ Evan Roos try fires Stormers to victory. #STOvULS โซ๏ธ Ospreys defeat Lions in crucial triumph. #OSPvLIO โ๏ธ The match reports from these #URC games. ๐ https://t.co/UGG0NeTNXF
๐ด Munster v Cardiff ๐ต #MUNvCAR ๐ด Scarlets v Glasgow โ๏ธ #SCAvGLA ๐ข Follow the two late #URC games, live. ๐ https://t.co/94dPHkZwFL https://t.co/U3PNrdt70T
โ๏ธ EVAN ROOS TRY SEES STORMER EDGE ULSTER! #URC #STOvULS https://t.co/Xu91aquWDz
โฑ๏ธ Half-time in the #URC: ๐ฟ๐ฆ Stormers 0-7 Ulster โ๏ธ #STOvULS ๐ข Follow the action live. ๐ https://t.co/PnvWStnxSg https://t.co/UQxJOM382y
๐ Marcus Smith scores in Harlequins v Bath thriller. #HARvBAT ๐ป Bristol Bears come from behind to beat Gloucester. #GLOvBRI โ๏ธ Read the match reports from those two #GallagherPrem games. https://t.co/QqKW3GEJcu
Did Harlequins have an early returner? ๐ @BathRugby Head Coach Johann van Graan gives his view on the situation in his post match reaction ๐ฌ #GallagherPrem #HARvBAT https://t.co/UWrviFemsX
What a finish ๐ฎ From 40-3 down to 40-36, @Bathrugby's battle in the second half falls short as @Harlequins secure the victory ๐ #GallagherPrem #HARvBAT https://t.co/4qFOYbDJDc
โซ๏ธ๐ฆ OSPREYS SECURE KEY WIN OVER THE LIONS! #URC #OSPvLIO https://t.co/79P6PVz4oi
๐ BONKERS GAME AS HARLEQUINS BEAT BATH AT THE STOOP! #HARvBAT #GallagherPrem https://t.co/7GVuCuijqX
โ๏ธโช๏ธ Next up it's the Stormers against Ulster. #STOvULS ๐ข Follow the URC meeting, live. ๐ https://t.co/94dPHkZwFL https://t.co/GFSWGz4jpj
F-T: Ospreys 36, Lions 21 A bonus point victory that sees the Ospreys shoot up from 11th to 7th in the URC table, putting them firmly back in the play-off mix. Tries from Tom Botha, Sam Parry, Morgan Morris, Lewis Lloyd and Keiran Williams.
BATH ARE OVER! 33 Straight points. Now theyโve got three minutes to go and win it. This would be one of the greatest comebacks of all time. #GallagherPrem
Bonus point secured for @Bathrugby! โ The visitors catch Harlequins off guard as Ruaridh McConnochie is unmanned to find the tryline ๐ฅ #GallagherPrem #HARvBAT https://t.co/ljmig6JJbh
Follow the live action as the DHL Stormers face Ulster in Cape Town. @Vodacom #URC #STOvULS https://t.co/CBdI6VKNLx
Huge fight back from Bath to get their bonus-point tryโฆ Down 11 with just under ten minutes to play ๐ #GallagherPrem
A birthday brace for Andre Esterhuizen! ๐ฅณ @Harlequins continue to find openings in Bath's defence to extend their lead to 40-3. #GallagherPrem #HARvBAT https://t.co/PW30exGcd5
It's ๐๏ธ for @Harlequins! Some perfect passing from the home side is rewarded by captain Dombrandt assisting @Will_Evans69 ๐ #GallagherPrem #HARvBAT https://t.co/mOWTvwjxpl
โฑ๏ธ #GallagherPrem and #URC half-times: ๐ Gloucester 24-19 Bristol ๐ป #GLOvBRI ๐ Harlequins 33-3 Bath ๐ #HARvBAT โซ๏ธ Ospreys 15-7 Lions ๐ฆ #OSPvLIO ๐ข Follow the action, live. ๐ https://t.co/ObDnlhZ4yX https://t.co/g7gzOVy9Wt
๐ HALF TIME ๐ This league! Harlequins were smashed up by Saracens last week. They're back with a vengeance. Marcus Smith has pulled the strings. The Quins are in free flow. A blip for Bath. They were looking like potential champions last week. https://t.co/nfYxUQcP1x
A first-half masterclass from Harlequins. Fin Baxter enormous up front (England caps coming soonโฆ) Marcus Smith running the show. 33-3 against second-placed Bath at the break. #GallagherPrem
Lift off for @Harlequins ๐ Birthday boy Andre Esterhuizen breaks through in just three minutes to cross the line! #GallagherPrem #HARvBAT https://t.co/mRVts0dGrR
๐ Gloucester v Bristol Bears ๐ป #GLOvBRI ๐ Harlequins v Bath ๐ #HARvBAT ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Ospreys v Lions ๐ฟ๐ฆ #OSPvLIO ๐ข Follow the #GallagherPrem and #URC live. ๐ https://t.co/ObDnlhZ4yX https://t.co/4vHSQHB7Jj
Harlequins vs Bath in the Twickenham sunshine - beautiful. Points, points, points. Expecting Marcus Smith and Finn Russell to trade magic all afternoon. #GallagherPrem
๐ฃ๏ธ Half-time in the #URC: ๐ฎ๐น Benetton 10-7 Connacht โ๏ธ #BENvCON ๐ฟ๐ฆ Sharks 7-3 Edinburgh ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ #SHAvEDI ๐ข Follow the action live. ๐ https://t.co/ObDnlhZ4yX https://t.co/cVUbDMPIYV
๐ข Benetton v Connacht โซ๏ธ #BENvCON ๐ฆ Sharks v Edinburgh ๐ฐ #SHAvEDI ๐ข Follow the two early #URC games, live. ๐ https://t.co/ObDnlhZ4yX https://t.co/THmuwS9RYI
๐ต Leinster make a statement against Bulls. #LEIvBUL ๐ Dragons beat Zebre to move off bottom. #DRAvZEB โ๏ธ The match reports from Friday's two #URC games. https://t.co/E0E3QEZ10Q
RATING: Leinster kicked into overdrive in the second half to boss the Bulls in Dublin. Here's how we rated the Leinster players #LEIvBUL | #URC https://t.co/RO55Tz3tcn
๐ต RAMPANT LEINSTER DEMOLISH BULLS IN STATEMENT WIN! #URC #LEIvBUL https://t.co/J3Q0QWYfPI
The Bulls really fell off 2nd half but that's easily Leinster's best URC performance of the season. Massive performance ahead of the Champions Cup next week. #LEIvBUL #URC
That was a proper big-boy performance from Leinster. Precise, aggressive, powerful, confident. What a great game of rugby. Bulls will obviously be disappointed with their second half, but SA teams have been a godsend for the URC.
๐ต Leinster thump the @Vodacom Bulls in Dublin. #URC #LEIvBUL https://t.co/wcSDRqjgMy
๐ต Jack Conan helps Leinster build their lead. #URC #LEIvBUL https://t.co/BbsayoenYD
This game is full of twists and turns ๐ฎ @Saintsrugby beat on Saracens line to eventually break through for Ramm's second โ๏ธ #GallagherPrem https://t.co/5NpizDdBhH
โฑ๏ธ Half-time in the #GallagherPrem: ๐ฆ Newcastle 10-12 Leicester ๐ฏ #NEWvLEI ๐ Northampton 17-10 Saracens ๐ซ #NORvSAR ๐ข Follow the action, live. ๐ https://t.co/ObDnlhZ4yX https://t.co/wFVs06ZgWm
โฑ๏ธ Half-time in the #URC: ๐ Dragons 13-6 Zebre ๐ฆ #DRAvZEB ๐ต Leinster 12-14 Bulls ๐ #LEIvBUL ๐ข Follow the action, live. ๐ https://t.co/ObDnlhZ4yX https://t.co/8TVdV95WRf
Really good contest so far. The Bulls power telling early on, Leinster trying to keep the game lose to get a try. Then Leinster went to the power game for their second try and the Bulls loosened up to score a worldy from their own half๐. #LEIvBUL #URC
H-T: Dragons 13, Zebre 6 Tries from distance by centre Aneurin Owen and wing Jared Rosser for the hosts in this basement battle. Zebre down to 14 men for the first ten minutes of the second half with scrum-half Gonzalo Garcia yellow carded in the final play.
Saracens are on the board! @TheoMcFarland06 is rewarded with a try for his perfectly timed charge down ๐ฅ #GallagherPrem https://t.co/YJ4H7LIwZ2
Fantastic try from the Bulls to run it in from 60+ metres out. Leinster's chase line off that Lowe kick was really poor and the Bulls just cut it to shreds. #LEIvBUL
๐ต๐ Leinster fans getting ready for a huge clash with the Bulls! #URC #LEIvBUL https://t.co/dnvRcxVnXc
Follow the live action as log leaders Leinster clash with the @Vodacom Bulls in Dublin. #URC #LEIvBUL https://t.co/5pIJrVh4u4
Top of the table clash! Leinster (1st) v Bulls(2nd) 15min to go! โฑ๏ธ Live Updates ๐ข Scores ๐งฎ Stats ๐ฃ๏ธ Reaction & More ๐ฒ https://t.co/fSFy7ypjcO https://t.co/aoeXWoTIgJ
๐ Dragons v Zebre ๐ฆ #DRAvZEB ๐ต Leinster v Bulls ๐ #LEIvBUL ๐ฆ Newcastle v Leicester ๐ฏ #NEWvLEI ๐ Northampton v Saracens ๐ซ #NORvSAR ๐ข Live #URC and #GallagherPrem action. ๐ https://t.co/ObDnlhZ4yX https://t.co/0sOhk0ZZDu
Leinster-Bulls, 1st vs 2nd kicks off at 7:35. Have been looking forward to this one all week. #URC #LEIvBUL https://t.co/a3XSa95RfL
โ๏ธ Leinster boosted as Ireland stars return for Bulls clash. #LEIvBUL ๐ Wales trio back for the Dragons' match against Zebre. #DRAvZEB ๐ The teams are in for Friday's Round 1โฃ3โฃ #URC fixtures. ๐ https://t.co/ORYEPVpKiF
Follow the live action as Leinster clash with the @Vodacom Bulls in Dublin. #URC #BULvLEI https://t.co/5pIJrVh4u4
๐จ TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT ๐จ The top 2 in the @Vodacom #URC square off ๐ฅ YOUR Vodacom Bulls to take on Leinster in a Dublin Blockbuster tomorrow night ๐ #BackTheBulls https://t.co/oEfvrAxRqt
๐ Leinster hosting the Bulls is going to be quite the occasion. #LEIvBUL. ๐ Check out this weekend's key games in the #URC playoff picture. https://t.co/PfkK7UX5bu
๐ Bath can equal record against Harlequins ๐ Saracens go full Man City ๐ฅ Sale try to stay in the fight Read @FindingCotton's guide to this weekend's #GallagherPrem fixtures with only five rounds remaining โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/VFwYdJzvy4
The @Vodacom Bulls are back in Dublin for the first time since the 2021-22 #URC semi-finals, when Jake White's team provided an upset for the history books by beating eight-time champions Leinster. https://t.co/KFSFj7q2Mc